I tried loosening the screws, but they do not provide any readily
apparent ability to adjust infinity focus. I can't see that do
anything, and I did not want to force anything. Any other
suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
--- Mark Dapoz <md@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yes, just loosen slightly the three set screws under the focusing
> grip and
> reposition the ring so that you can get proper infinity focus. You
> may even
> want to set it so that it goes slightly beyond infinity so that you
> can
> compensate for temperature differences (although with a 55mm I
> don't think
> temperature will have an effect). You can find the parts diagram
> for the 55mm
> lens here: http://olympus.dementia.org/Hardware/PDFs/55mm_f1.2.pdf
> It shows
> how the lens is assembled.
> -mark
> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, Donald Shedrick wrote:
>
> > I just acquired a Zuiko 55mm f1.2 silver nose. I have noticed
> that
> > when focusing on a distant object (~couple miles) I can't quite
> get
> > it in focus - I need to rotate the focus ring slightly more
> beyond
> > the infinity mark
> > Is there an adjustment for this? There are some small screws
> under
> > the rubber focus ring, but I would not want to mess with them
> without
> > knowing what they do.
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